Health, Wellness, & Nutrition, Nutrition, HTMA, & Minerals, Self-Care & Relationships, Sleep, Rest, & Stress Management

Managing Stress through Real Food

{Who isn’t stressed out nowadays? We live in a world that is constantly on the go, and frankly, stress is often over-glorified. Many people live in a constant state of “fight or flight” and do not realize the detrimental long-term effects of this. I am personally a Type A personality and have a strong tendency...

June 28, 2014

Adrenal, Thyroid, Blood Sugar, & Hormonal Health, Health, Wellness, & Nutrition, Nutrition, HTMA, & Minerals

Low Magnesium May Play Key Role in Insulin Resistance and Diabetes

Today’s post is brought to you today with the permission of Dr. Mercola. He has a ton of great information on magnesium on his site. The more I learn about magnesium, the more fascinated I become. I know that I am deficient in magnesium and will be working on incorporating more magnesium-rich foods into my...

June 21, 2014

Health, Wellness, & Nutrition, Nutrition, HTMA, & Minerals

Why it’s Time to (Finally!) Ditch the Diets

{Note from Jessica: Today’s post is shared by my good friend, Lauren, author of Lauren Fowler. She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and yoga teacher who promotes a non-diet approach to nutrition and health. She wants everyone to connect to their bodies intuitive wisdom rather than following diets. She encourages the tools of intuitive...

June 9, 2014

Coconut Oil Health Articles & Recipes, Health, Wellness, & Nutrition, Nutrition, HTMA, & Minerals

Don’t Fear the Fat! Saturated Fat Phobia Lacks Scientific Basis

For those of you who have followed Delicious Obsessions for any length of time, you know that I do not fear saturated fat. The saturated fat myth of heart disease (i.e. eating saturated fat –> increases cholesterol –> gives you a heart attack) is total bunk, based on really bad science and politics. Saturated fat is actually VERY...

June 7, 2014

Adrenal, Thyroid, Blood Sugar, & Hormonal Health, Gut, Digestive, & Immune Health, Health, Wellness, & Nutrition, Nutrition, HTMA, & Minerals

Why We Need to Love Our Livers

For those of you who have read my site for any length of time, you know I am all about gut health. Gut health encompasses a lot of things – digestion, elimination, gallbladder function, liver function, and more. One organ that most of us do not pay enough attention to is our liver. Day after...

June 5, 2014